Akai mpk61 and various plugins under PT

2013-02-27 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, I just wonder how easy the Akai Mpk61 keyboard midi controller is to use for different kinds of plugins in PT? The reson i ask is that it seems the keyboard has an internal menu structure, and i guess this menu structure isn't at all accessible for us, but unfortunately i need it since i

Re: Project mix and Pro tools won't work together

2013-02-25 Thread Krister Ekstrom
because the firewire on that mac is Mac proprietary. I don't have the details right now, but you can google it, I got mine off of Ebay for about $10 - Original Message - From: Krister Ekstrom kris...@kristersplace.com To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 4:12

Re: Project mix and Pro tools won't work together

2013-02-25 Thread Krister Ekstrom
. Personally I prefer www.monoprice.com for all my cable needs as they have a lifetime warranty and decently low prices. So Hope this helps let me know if any further clarification is needed or if any other questions relating to this you want answered. On 2/25/13, Krister Ekstrom kris

Re: Pro tools anxiety

2013-02-24 Thread Krister Ekstrom
of the buttons and knobs on your surfase. Well, be blessed and remember that kevin Reves does lessons on the list over the phone or via Skype I believe - Original Message - From: Krister Ekstrom kris...@kristersplace.com To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2013 3:58

Pro tools anxiety

2013-02-23 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi good people. As i struggle with getting my new pro tools setup under way, i'm getting more and more anxious that i won't make it in the end. Call me a whiner, you're probably right, but it seems the more i hear about, and acquaint my self with PT, the less i feel i know. This is good, after

Re: Pro tools anxiety

2013-02-23 Thread Krister Ekstrom
are interested in how to use the project mix, either via email or Skype, please email me off list to arrange a time. We can run some kind of conference call, or mass email, if there is anyone else who wants to listen in. hTH, Sent from my iPad On 23 Feb 2013, at 12:58, Krister Ekstrom kris

Re: Pro tools anxiety

2013-02-23 Thread Krister Ekstrom
keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. In GOD I Trust On Feb 23, 2013, at 7:58 AM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: Hi good people. As i struggle with getting my new pro tools setup under way, i'm getting more and more anxious that i won't make

And the newbie questions keep on coming, this time about hard drive setup in PT

2013-02-19 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hello. I thought i heard somewhere that you should have two hard drives when you work with Pro tools. Can i have an internal and an external hard drive or how should this all work?What are the minimum requirements for the hard drives? Where should i place what? /Krister -- You received this

Making drum tracks when recording with a computer.

2013-02-19 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, Now since i'm about to begin the jorney of mastering or at least trying to get the hang of Pro tools, i wonder about drum tracks. I'm used to old drum machines like the Yamaha RX15 or the Roland TR-707 or the likes thereof, but since such drum machines aren't around and maybe not even works

Last stupid newbie question for this time - voiceover

2013-02-19 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, I just wonder how you do when you work with PT? I understand that you somehow have to hear the feedback from the computer in terms of what VO tells you about important things, however, if you put it through in my case the M-Audio project mix, it'll be part of the recordings i do, so what

Re: Last stupid newbie question for this time - voiceover

2013-02-19 Thread Krister Ekstrom
monitor VoiceOver right through your Mac? Slau On Feb 19, 2013, at 10:31 AM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: Hi, I just wonder how you do when you work with PT? I understand that you somehow have to hear the feedback from the computer in terms of what VO tells you about important things, however

Projectmix - anything i need to know?

2013-02-16 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi folks. If all goes as planned, i will get a M-Audio Projectmix for my Pro tools setup. Has anyone made a podcast or tutorial or anything about the Project mix from a blindness perspective, would be nice to know. Otherwise, is there anything i as a blind person need to know about the project

Re: few questions about pro tools

2013-02-15 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, Please correct me if i'm wrong here, but i think that the Artist Control has a touch screen, and that sounds like you can't do much as a blind person, however i can be wrong there. /Krister 15 feb 2013 kl. 13:54 skrev Slau Halatyn slauhala...@gmail.com: Hi Elad, I have no experience

Two questions, automation with non-touch sensitive faders and the MBox control panel

2013-02-14 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi good people. I have two somewhat different questions, that's why i told a bit about them in the subject line, because if someone can't answer one, they might be able to answer the other. I've got the MBox interface bundled with Pro tools and i was trying to get into the system preference

Re: Need help from an expert or two regarding Arturia Cs-80V under Pro tools for Mac v9

2013-02-04 Thread Krister Ekstrom
folks using Waves plug-ins can chime in about their experiences. Slau On Feb 2, 2013, at 5:31 AM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: Hi there. I downloaded a trial version of the softsynth CS-80V from Arturia in the hopes that i could modify and make own sounds using it as a plugin under Pro Tools

Need help from an expert or two regarding Arturia Cs-80V under Pro tools for Mac v9

2013-02-02 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi there. I downloaded a trial version of the softsynth CS-80V from Arturia in the hopes that i could modify and make own sounds using it as a plugin under Pro Tools. As expected, using it as a stand-alone synth didn't work at all with Voiceover but when using it as a plug under Pro tools i was

More things about control surfaces i don't understand and a question about the usability of a synth

2013-01-31 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi people. As it stands right now, it seems like the only option for me when it comes to control surfaces are the Beringer BCF 2000. This surface is said to meet one of the criteria for working as a blind person in Pro tools, it has motorised faders. (why is this so important) However, it

Re: More things about control surfaces i don't understand and a question about the usability of a synth

2013-01-31 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Ok, that sorta makes sence. I didn't even think we could do automation in PT, that's how green i am. lol. Wonder if i need a HUI translator to work the thing? /Krister 31 jan 2013 kl. 12:34 skrev Kevin Reeves reeves...@gmail.com: As I said in my previous post, I'm getting one even though the

Beringer BCF 2000 and Pro tools, should i forget it at once?

2013-01-30 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi there. Sorry for the cross post, but the Beringer bcf 2000 has gotten good reviews here on Midi-mag so i figured someone on any of the lists could help me answer these questions: How about the BCF 2000 in conjunction with Pro tools, should i forget it at once or will it work, and what will

Re: What's needed to effectively use Pro tools as a blind person?

2013-01-27 Thread Krister Ekstrom
working any other way. Slau On Jan 26, 2013, at 12:18 PM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: Hi Slau, Woops this proves to tax hard on my tight budget, but i guess you'll have to live with that. smiles. Question is of course then what a good control surface would be, if need

Re: What's needed to effectively use Pro tools as a blind person?

2013-01-27 Thread Krister Ekstrom
, at 5:26 AM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: Hi, All this is very interesting info since i'm a beginner to all this. I bought myself a PT bundled with an MBox. How would i hook up the midi keyboard and the mixer/control surface? /Krister 26 jan 2013 kl. 22:34 skrev Jed Barton j...@jedbarton.com

What's needed to effectively use Pro tools as a blind person?

2013-01-26 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, Here's the next newbie question: I understand that an Apple keyboard with numeric pad is mor or less required to use PT effectively as a blind person, but what more is required to be effectively using PT? Can a midi keyboard act as a control surface or do you require that too if you get a

Re: PC keyboard with Pro Tools

2013-01-24 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Do you have to have the full keyboard from Apple with numeric key pad? I ask because i have the smallish bluetooth keyboard that came with the Imac originally. /Krister 24 jan 2013 kl. 13:37 skrev CHUCK REICHEL soundpicturerecord...@gmail.com: Hi Poppa, Do your self a favor and get the Apple

Re: getting started

2013-01-23 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, How hard is PT to actually get started with from a blindness perspective if compared to say Sonar or Reaper on the windows side? I've been lead to believe that it's a steep learning curve just to get started in Pro Tools and since i don't really have an inkling of a clue on what to do i

Re: getting started

2013-01-21 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi folks. I too am a newbie to the list and pro tools. I bought mine bundled with an MBox 3rd gen. I'm not certain what an MBox can do so any info appreciated. I realize i sound like a dummy and apologize for that, but my only experience with multi track recordings are from analog cassette tape

Re: getting started

2013-01-21 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Anyone here on this list have any experience with a midi keyboard called MAudio Axiome Pro? I'm thinking of getting it because it has knobs and sliders and also drum pads. /Krister 21 jan 2013 kl. 13:27 skrev Mike Lockett mloc...@gmail.com: Hello Cody I’m not sure of the peripherals on the

Got Pro Tools up and running, now what?

2013-01-20 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, I have now successfully downloaded and installed Pro Tools v9.06 as was suggested here on the list and everything appears to work fine. I was looking at the interface without doing much of anything, have to have a good midi keyboard before i can do some serious work with PT. I figured that

I know i sound like a broken record, i just want to make sure, PT 9 or 10

2013-01-19 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi there. I have bought ProTools and an MBox and it turned out i got v9.0, however i have the possibility to upgrade to version 10. Now i heard that accessibility in some version of v10 is broken and so my questions now are: Should i stick with a version 9 of Protools and if so which version

Re: I know i sound like a broken record, i just want to make sure, PT 9 or 10

2013-01-19 Thread Krister Ekstrom
are resolved. Cheers, Slau On Jan 19, 2013, at 6:02 AM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: Hi there. I have bought ProTools and an MBox and it turned out i got v9.0, however i have the possibility to upgrade to version 10. Now i heard that accessibility in some version of v10 is broken and so my

Re: I know i sound like a broken record, i just want to make sure, PT 9 or 10

2013-01-19 Thread Krister Ekstrom
, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. In GOD I Trust On Jan 19, 2013, at 9:53 AM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: Hmm, my 9.0 said it didn't want to work with Lion. Maybe it's because the license wasn't propperly installed. Hmm, have to hunt for the latest 9 then. Thanks so

How to obtain the last working version of Pro tools?

2013-01-16 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi folks. I now have the Protools 9 bundle and it appears i'm elligible for an upgrade to V10, but all i'm offered as a download is v10.3.2 which apparently as far as i understand can't be used with Voiceover, so i wonder which is the last version that actually can be used with Voiceover and

Re: How to obtain the last working version of Pro tools?

2013-01-16 Thread Krister Ekstrom
available on their site. I'm not sure if that's still the case but it's worth checking out. Cheers, Slau On Jan 16, 2013, at 7:13 AM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: Hi folks. I now have the Protools 9 bundle and it appears i'm elligible for an upgrade to V10, but all i'm offered as a download

Pro tools upgrades and getting started or pro tools for blind dummies

2013-01-15 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, a kinda longish subject i know, but i just wanted to know what version of ProTools 9 that works with Lion if any and how to get it, or better still which is the last accessible 10 version, because as i understand it i'm elligible for a complementary upgrade to v10 from v9.0 which i now have

Re: Pro Tools and operating systems revisited, sorta

2013-01-03 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Chris Norman chris.norm...@googlemail.com: PT needs another drive to record onto? I'm using 1 HD here, and PT has ran fine for the last 2 years or so LOL. Cheers, On 03/01/2013, Krister Ekstrom kris...@kristersplace.com wrote: Hi, Things are never easy are they?:-) Ok, next question

Re: more questions from a protools newby

2012-12-26 Thread Krister Ekstrom
the folder with AAX plug ins PT will fall back to the installed RTAS versions and you can run the v10.2 with no issues providing you are on SL or Lion. On Dec 25, 2012, at 5:55 AM, Krister Ekstrom kris...@kristersplace.com wrote: Hi. I think that the deal that my music vendor had was that i

more questions from a protools newby

2012-12-23 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi there. Just wondering what version of protools that actually will work with voiceover. is it v9 or is there some version 10 that i can use as well? and if i have purchased v 10 can i then downgrade and then later upgrade again or what gives there? Skickat från min iPhone

Will an MBox 3 work with Voiceover?

2012-12-20 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi good people. I'm new to this list and have a couple questions since i'm thinking of getting ProTools. A music store here in Sweden has a very good deal that i wanted to use. They sell a full version of Protools 10 and on the bargain i get a MBox 3. I don't know what an MBox is and i wonder

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